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The Sistine Chapel Was Consecrated to Our Lady of the Assumption: 5 Things to Know

On Aug. 15, 1483, Pope Sixtus IV consecrated the Sistine Chapel to Our Lady of the Assumption. Today, as we celebrate the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, let’s take a closer look at this historic ...
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The Sistine Chapel (Experience) Is Coming to a City Near You, Letting You See Michelangelo’s Work (Or, Um, Images of It) Up Close

Michelangelo‘s famed Sistine Chapel is coming to cities across the U.S. thanks to high-resolution, nearly full-scale reproductions of the artist’s famed frescoes. (The originals, of course, can only ...
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Smoke emerges from Sistine Chapel as first day of conclave wraps up

Thick black smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel's chimney Wednesday in a sign that cardinals failed to elect a new pope in ...
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White smoke chimney installed as Sistine Chapel swept for listening devices

The chimney has been installed on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in preparation for the conclave - Vatican Vatican firefighters have installed a chimney on the roof of the Sistine Chapel in ...
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Pope dedicates Sistine Chapel Christmas Concert to children without peace

The Sistine Chapel Choir performs a Christmas Concert in the presence of Pope Leo, who recalls the angels of Bethlehem and ...
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See the Sistine Chapel as You’ve Never Seen It Before—Inside the Oculus at the World Trade Center

If you haven’t made it yet to New York City’s newest landmark, the nearly $4 billion Santiago Calatrava-designed Oculus at the World Trade Center—it’s the world’s most expensive train station—here’s ...
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Black smoke pours from Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Black smoke is pouring out of the Sistine Chapel chimney, indicating no pope was elected on the first ballot of the conclave to choose a new leader of the Catholic Church. The ...
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PHOTOS: The Sistine Chapel awaits the arrival of cardinal electors to choose the next pope

The Vatican on Tuesday released photos of the Sistine Chapel prepared for the arrival of the cardinal electors who will select the next pope in the conclave set to begin on Wednesday. The proceedings ...
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The Vatican closes the Sistine Chapel to the public and prepares for a papal conclave

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Exit tourists. Enter cardinals. The Vatican has closed the Sistine Chapel, where cardinals will gather next week for the conclave to elect the next pope after the death of Pope ...
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Workers install stove at Sistine Chapel where ballots are burned during conclave to elect pope

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vatican workers installed the simple stove in the Sistine Chapel where ballots will be burned during the conclave to elect a new pope and began taking measures to block any ...
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Pope Francis baptizes babies in Sistine Chapel for 1st time since COVID-19 declared a pandemic

Pope Francis baptized babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday for the first time since the worldwide outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The pope baptized 16 babies — seven boys and nine girls — on ...